Popular names of 2011, and how old they are now

People born in 2011 turn 15 in 2026. Social Security recorded about 3.7 million births in 2011 under names it lists, and by our estimate about over 99% of them are still alive: about 3.6 million people.

The year's top names were Sophia for girls and Jacob for boys. Babies born that year are in Gen Z (see Gen Z names).

12 names on AgeByName had their busiest year ever in 2011: Mason, Elijah, Lily, Brooklyn, Sophie, Rylan, Kendall, Brooklynn, Aliyah, Makenzie, Alaina and Maci.

Top girl names of 2011

Most popular girl names of 2011
#	Name	Born 2011	Alive today	Avg. age, everyone
1	Sophia	21,863	22,000	16
2	Isabella	19,931	20,000	15
3	Emma	18,825	19,000	20
4	Olivia	17,335	17,000	18
5	Ava	15,518	15,000	14
6	Emily	14,277	14,000	29
7	Abigail	13,266	13,000	21
8	Madison	12,406	12,000	20
9	Mia	11,543	11,000	15
10	Chloe	11,007	11,000	17
11	Elizabeth	10,109	10,000	44
12	Ella	9,597	9,500	22
13	Addison	9,312	9,200	15
14	Natalie	8,646	8,600	29
15	Lily	8,192	8,100	16
16	Grace	7,642	7,600	27
17	Samantha	7,400	7,300	30
18	Avery	7,346	7,300	15
19	Sofia	7,331	7,300	14
20	Aubrey	7,188	7,100	20
21	Brooklyn	7,178	7,100	15
22	Lillian	6,934	6,900	29
23	Victoria	6,896	6,800	34
24	Evelyn	6,709	6,700	34
25	Hannah	6,584	6,500	25
26	Alexis	6,538	6,500	26
27	Charlotte	6,431	6,400	30
28	Zoey	6,407	6,400	12
29	Leah	6,400	6,400	28
30	Amelia	6,374	6,300	16
31	Zoe	6,309	6,300	16
32	Hailey	6,282	6,200	19
33	Nevaeh	6,127	6,100	14
34	Gabriella	6,106	6,100	18
35	Layla	6,088	6,000	12
36	Kaylee	6,053	6,000	19
37	Alyssa	6,029	6,000	26
38	Anna	5,675	5,600	39
39	Sarah	5,571	5,500	39
40	Allison	5,472	5,400	31
41	Savannah	5,463	5,400	20
42	Ashley	5,403	5,400	33
43	Audrey	5,215	5,200	34
44	Taylor	5,195	5,200	27
45	Brianna	5,183	5,100	25
46	Aaliyah	5,129	5,100	15
47	Riley	5,045	5,000	17
48	Camila	4,972	4,900	10
49	Khloe	4,964	4,900	12
50	Claire	4,900	4,900	27

Top boy names of 2011

Most popular boy names of 2011
#	Name	Born 2011	Alive today	Avg. age, everyone
1	Jacob	20,403	20,000	26
2	Mason	19,530	19,000	16
3	William	17,362	17,000	51
4	Jayden	17,019	17,000	14
5	Noah	16,883	17,000	16
6	Michael	16,823	17,000	49
7	Ethan	16,702	17,000	19
8	Alexander	15,717	16,000	26
9	Aiden	15,520	15,000	13
10	Daniel	15,307	15,000	42
11	Anthony	14,290	14,000	40
12	Matthew	14,184	14,000	36
13	Elijah	14,001	14,000	16
14	Joshua	13,797	14,000	33
15	Liam	13,450	13,000	11
16	Andrew	13,297	13,000	36
17	James	13,275	13,000	54
18	David	13,258	13,000	52
19	Benjamin	13,082	13,000	30
20	Christopher	13,027	13,000	41
21	Logan	12,999	13,000	19
22	Joseph	12,995	13,000	45
23	Jackson	12,408	12,000	16
24	Gabriel	12,367	12,000	23
25	Ryan	11,503	11,000	33
26	Samuel	11,366	11,000	32
27	John	11,068	11,000	55
28	Nathan	10,523	10,000	30
29	Lucas	10,405	10,000	18
30	Christian	10,334	10,000	26
31	Jonathan	10,254	10,000	35
32	Caleb	10,040	9,900	21
33	Dylan	9,792	9,700	21
34	Landon	9,761	9,700	17
35	Isaac	9,607	9,500	21
36	Brayden	9,025	8,900	15
37	Gavin	9,016	8,900	19
38	Tyler	8,851	8,800	28
39	Luke	8,706	8,600	21
40	Evan	8,661	8,600	24
41	Carter	8,608	8,500	14
42	Nicholas	8,601	8,500	33
43	Isaiah	8,555	8,500	18
44	Owen	8,341	8,300	16
45	Jack	8,185	8,100	34
46	Jordan	8,096	8,000	26
47	Brandon	7,821	7,700	33
48	Wyatt	7,687	7,600	15
49	Jeremiah	7,630	7,600	23
50	Julian	7,627	7,600	20

About these numbers

“Born” counts the babies of each sex given the name in 2011, from Social Security's records. “Alive today” estimates how many of them are still living, using SSA's cohort life tables for people born in 2011. “Avg. age, everyone” is the average age of everyone alive with the name, not just the 2011 babies. How we calculate this